Harder To Live is the second album by Splinter, released in 1975. Splinter were an English two-man vocal group from South Shields, England, consisting of Bill Elliott (William Elliott) and Bobby Purvis (Robert J Purvis), who formed in the early 1970s. In preparing for this album, Harder to Live, George Harrison arranged for them to […]
Phoebe Snow is the debut album by singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1974. It contains her Top 5 Billboard pop hit, “Poetry Man”. Sessions were held in Los Angeles, Nashville and in Tulsa to find the right approach for the album. “She’d play with whoever was around and we’d record and analyze the recordings, try […]
“Poetry Man” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow. The song was written by Snow, produced by Dino Airali, and first appeared on her 1974 self-titled debut album. Released as a single in late 1974, “Poetry Man” became Snow’s first charting hit, rising to number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in […]
A Musical Affair is the eighth album by Ashford & Simpson, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Tracks 1 Love Don’t Make It Right (Nickolas Ashford; […]
Extension Of A Man is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973. The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, […]
“I’m The One” is the second single by Roberta Flack from her album I’m The One. It reached #42 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Marcus Miller Drums Steve Gadd Guitar Eric Gale Fender Rhodes Richard Tee Synthesizer Paul Griffin Percussion Ralph MacDonald Vocals Roberta Flack Produced By Ralph MacDonaldRoberta FlackWilliam EatonWilliam Salter Songwriters […]
Montara is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label. Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. “Little B’s Poem”, from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson influenced […]
Short Trip to Space is the second solo album by guitarist John Tropea, released in 1977. Tracks 1 The Funk You See, Is The Funk You Do! (John Tropea; Will Lee) 03:11 2 Can’t Hide Love (Skip Scarborough) 04:15 3 Southside (John Tropea) 03:42 4 You Can’t Have It All (Don Grolnick) 05:16 5 Short […]
Blues Farm is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1973 and released on the CTI label. Tracks 1 Blues Farm (Ron Carter) 08:06 2 A Small Ballad (Ron Carter) 05:41 3 Django (John Lewis) 05:32 4 A Hymn For Him (Ron Carter) 08:15 5 Two-Beat Johnson […]
Karen Carpenter is the only solo album by singer/drummer Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters, recorded in 1979-80 and released by A&M Records in 1996. It has sold around 1 million copies worldwide. The album was recorded in New York with producer Phil Ramone in 1979 and 1980, during the time that her brother Richard was […]